AT THE READY: The SAR Corpsmen of MCAS Yuma
August 29, 2013 — Historically, the Navy hospital corpsman has been vital to the lives of Marines. Known as “Doc” by their fellow enlisted, these sailors have earned their place among Marines as the universally respected, invaluable saviors of men and women in the chaos of combat. For the search and rescue crew aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., the MORE
|
|
|
Purple Hearts and Guts of Steel: VMA-211 Marines Recognized for Actions at Camp Bastion
August 29, 2013 — It is not often Marines assigned to the air wing are needed to pick up a rifle and fight toe-to-toe for survival, but every so often a select few Marines must exchange their screwdrivers for rifles. These occurrences demonstrate the bravery and willingness of Marines of every occupation to pay the price to defend their compatriots.Three Marines MORE
|
|
|
Gas, Gas, Gas! The Ins and Outs of the MAG-13 Chamber
August 2, 2013 — A line of Marines donning their M50 joint service general purpose masks file slowly across the threshold of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., gas chamber as the air wafts with visible CS (2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile) crystals. The crystals float in the summer draft and emanate from a propane burner set in the middle of the room by a Marine MORE
|
|
|
MCAS Yuma Marines Invade San Diego Comic-Con 2013
August 2, 2013 — As part of a volunteer opportunity sponsored through the Single Marine (and Sailor) Program, one hundred Marines from resident squadrons aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma found themselves in the company of every superhero and super villain in the known and unknown universes. Along with renegades from parallel dimensions, pre-renaissance medieval MORE
|
|
|
Yucking It Up in Yuma with the Leathernecks Comedy Tour
August 2, 2013 — Around the world, in both military and civilian offices, Friday afternoons are spent counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until word is passed for everyone to punch their clocks and head out for the weekend. At the end of a hard work week, Marines wish they had the ability to time travel and reach quitting time early. They pray for MORE
|
|
|
FIELD CARRIER LANDING PRACTICE: Staying Afloat in Yuma Sands
August 2, 2013 — At this moment there is a lone aircraft landing dock in the middle of the Arizona desert, baking in the searing 120-degree heat and surrounded by nothing but sand. This tarmac, at odds with its surroundings, is a simulated slab of tactical air wing engineering. Its existence is central to the Marine Corps’ Field Carrier Landing Practice, the MORE
|
|
|
Bronze Star Awarded to MAWTS-1 Pilot
August 2, 2013 — Humility and heroism met at Memorial Hall, building 406, July 1, in the form of Bronze Star awarded to recipient Maj. Eric L. Geyer, with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Before a crowd of friends, family, and fellow service members, Geyer was awarded the nation’s fifth highest combat decoration MORE
|
|
|
MCAS Yuma’s Semper Fit Program Teaches Injury Prevention
August 1, 2013 — The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Branch Health Clinic is coordinating with the Semper Fit program to provide an injury prevention workshop that educates personnel and their families on how to avoid and prevent injuries at the station group fitness center. “Marines have to be Marines 24/7 for about four to six years and well, you don’t want MORE
|